Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are serviley crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God, because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blind faith. — Thomas Jefferson

I couldn't find the etiquette thread either. Not sure if it got eaten by the dingos. I don't know if there is enough of a demand for etiquette queries to warrant a new thread. The Bust General Knowledge seems like a good enough thread. Or, finding a thread for the related etiquette question like some Busties do with family/friends/weddings/motherhoood issues.

On the history of Bust thread, terminology, eh, again, not sure it warrants its own thread. I feel like we would be 1 step from being grouchy old people "Remember the good ol' days when we..." Or, worse, we would be like the Chris Farley show skit. I guess if someone hears terminology or stories used from past discussions...just ask the person who used this term and we'll explain it. As for past stories about drama and in-fighting, I've learned from dealing with preexisting organizations/systems/etc., the less one knows the better off you'll be.

I know right, assuming there's anyone LEFT to remember! The bad blood thing is what I'm afraid of. I'm trying to think of ways to make it a positive recollection too. And yes, I remember bust radio and the chat feature too, although I never used that.

Eh, you didn't miss anything with the chat thing- it never worked, at least not when I tried it.

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You went to school where you were taught to fear and to obey, be cheerful, fit in, or someone might think you're weird.Life can be perfect. People can be trusted. Someday, I will fall in love; a nice quiet home of my very own.Free from all the pain. Happy and having fun all the time.It never happened, did it?

A few weeks ago, I posted a link to a song that was on that Bustie Radio thing (remember that?!) and I thought it would be nice to have an old-timers thread to reminisce (I have a notebook somewhere at my parents' house that I was smart enough to write down all the songs that were on there; I just need to find it) and like you said, girl_logic, to work through some history and bad blood.

I'd be up for that...y'know, assuming the board doesn't completely implode in the coming weeks.

I know right, assuming there's anyone LEFT to remember! The bad blood thing is what I'm afraid of. I'm trying to think of ways to make it a positive recollection too. And yes, I remember bust radio and the chat feature too, although I never used that.

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There are years that ask questions and years that answer. - zora neale hurston

A few weeks ago, I posted a link to a song that was on that Bustie Radio thing (remember that?!) and I thought it would be nice to have an old-timers thread to reminisce (I have a notebook somewhere at my parents' house that I was smart enough to write down all the songs that were on there; I just need to find it) and like you said, girl_logic, to work through some history and bad blood.

I'd be up for that...y'know, assuming the board doesn't completely implode in the coming weeks.

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You went to school where you were taught to fear and to obey, be cheerful, fit in, or someone might think you're weird.Life can be perfect. People can be trusted. Someday, I will fall in love; a nice quiet home of my very own.Free from all the pain. Happy and having fun all the time.It never happened, did it?

People sometimes post etiquette questions in the General Knowledge thread in media whores, but I wouldn't mind it having it's own thread to flesh out issues. What would be a good name?

I got some PMs recently asking for explanations for different terms we throw around that refer to different "eras" in the lounge (Like the "lj-exodus", the Grey Areas thread, the Ms debacle etc.) I was wondering if anyone thinks a Bustie history thread would be a good idea. I'm kind of nervous about the idea because it has the potential to wake up bad blood that might be settled. On the other hand could be a positive thing to remember how things started here and how we've developed - we might even figure out who started Hip-Mama (I seem to remember it being Metagrrl - or another M-grrl, when she found out she was pregnant omg ga ga gawd, but that might have just been where the thread was pruned when I came along). What do you guys think?

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There are years that ask questions and years that answer. - zora neale hurston

There was an etiquette thread which incorporated a 'what would you do if...' aspect, but I think it was more about manners than moral dilemnas.

I'd be interested in a new thread along the lines you describe. I like 'what if?' scenarios. As it might be somewhat abstract I can't think where to put it though: maybe As The World Turns, rather than F&F.

Is there any sort of thread to post to in order to compare what people do in difficult situations. Like say you see someone hitting their kid at a bus stop, how would you respond? Is there any way to intervene that won't make life worse for the kid in the long run?

Or you see any other type of thing that might be scary or complicated to get involved in

I have vague memories of a thread like this, but that would have been ages ago and is possibly something I've made up.

I'm going to have a search around but if no such thread exists, would others be interested in it and which section should it go into?

"what a swell farewell party! we said goodbye to everything, including the lining in my stomach." - garvey, from the film, born bad

"That's one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted." --margo channing, all about eve

You went to school where you were taught to fear and to obey, be cheerful, fit in, or someone might think you're weird.Life can be perfect. People can be trusted. Someday, I will fall in love; a nice quiet home of my very own.Free from all the pain. Happy and having fun all the time.It never happened, did it?